It was great to get back on the road after so many months of not attending any ‘live’ tasting activity and drive to Montalcino, a picturesque crosscountry drive that takes me about 1.30 minutes from…
As the much-awaited “Stuttgart Meets Mumbai” wine festival 2021 could not be held at a fun-filled physical venue due to the prevailing pandemic, it moved to the virtual with a wonderful tasting of Stuttgart wines,…
Who would have thought 2020 with its nice, round sound would turn out to be such a challenging year, causing so much disruption and suffering worldwide — an annus horribilis. But as we shift gears…
Another half-dozen pen portraits of wines, a sextet that spans the globe. Each one is a standalone treat and, when taken together, a testament to wine’s enduring attraction as the most varied, diverse and interesting…
The Symington family is releasing a new wine, the Altano Rewilding Edition in collaboration with Rewilding Portugal, a not-for-profit that is pioneering an ambitious conservation strategy on a 120,000-hectare wildlife corridor in the Greater Côa…
Sharad Phadnis, (pictured) is the Chief Promoter and founder of the Nagpur Wine Club established on 19th January 2011 with the aim of creating and promoting wine culture in Central India. “We started with just…
One of the ‘coolest’ of trends in 2020, has to be India’s acceptance of wine-in-a-can. Although Sula Vineyards put their eight-year-old brand, Dia Sparkling in cans last year, the trend really exploded in the market…
Renu Chahil-Graf is excited about her discovery of Maso di Villa wines in the hills of Conegliano The glass was swirled, the aroma breathed in deep, and breathed in again, it was already unbelievable. Eventually…
Renu Chahil-Graf falls in love with the Prosecco region, recently recognised as a UNESCO Heritage site The Prosecco countryside knocks you off your feet, but keeps your head steady. The endless, stunning vistas are…
Sovna Puri enjoys a real life tasting of French wines in Mumbai. These eight months have been as strange and surreal for you as for me, right? I mean, no outings with friends and family, working…
Despite the constant October rain in Paris, the continued silent spread of the coronavirus and the not so convenient dates, it was hard to resist the invitation from Christie’s to participate in a press…
Gagan Sharma visits Nashik and is pleasantly surprised to find Chardonnay poised to become the wine of the future A new wine producer’s primary task is to understand the relationship between the vines, climate cycles,…
Brinda Gill speaks to Kailash Gurnani of York Vineyards about the York Shiraz Viognier 2018 blend, recently launched in the market. How did you decide to produce a Shiraz-Viognier blend? The York Shiraz Viognier is…
The story around the wine is what makes wine special, says Raymond Blake. Some wine lovers delight in describing themselves as ‘collectors’, a term that could probably be applied to me. Although I fear the less…
Kapil Sekhri was a professional to the core and admired by many, for his human qualities and professionalism. When I posted the news of his passing away on Twitter and Facebook, there was an outpouring of…
Dedicated to taking Fratelli wines across the country and abroad, Kapil was focused on giving his best to the company, deep-diving into initiatives, ensuring the production of high-quality wines and marketing them here and abroad.…
No, I am not about to present an apologia for uninhibited indulgence in wine to while away the mind numbing hours of the lockdowns: quite the contrary in fact. I am here to propagate…
My cellar is 90% European – of which 70% is French, and in turn, 35% of that is claret. Even before knowing how long ‘lockdown’ would be, I decided to go “off piste” for evening…